Laura Carreira, writer/director Laura Carreira is a Portuguese filmmaker based in Edinburgh, Scotland since studying film at the ECA (Edinburgh College of Art). Her first short film RED HILL won the New Visions Award at the 73rd Edinburgh International Film Festival and was nominated for the Best Short Film award at the 2019 BAFTA Scotland Awards. Her short film, THE SHIFT, premiered at the Venice International Film Festival in 2020, won the New Talent Award at IndieLisboa and was nominated for the European Film Awards and the London CriticsŐ Circle Film Awards. In 2022, Laura was named one of the Rising Stars Scotland by Screen International. On Falling is her debut feature film. Her second feature film is in development with Sixteen Films and Film4.